The present global annual demand for primary energy arrives as solar energy in the deserts alone within 5.7 hours of sunshine.

The Southwestern US has a solar resource that is better than the oil fields of the Middle East.

A solar power plant by the size of Los Angeles can supply the entire electricity for the entire US.

Stating that renewable energy might be too costly is cynical in the face of the victims of climate change and ignoring the real costs of dirty coal and subsidized nuclear.

It is mind-boggling that administration wants to thwart the best energy resource we have instead of supporting it with everything we have.

All background info you need you can find here:

1) A Solar Grand Plan, http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-so...
"... The greatest obstacle to implementing a renewable U.S. energy system is not technology or money, however. It is the lack of public awareness that solar power is a practical alternative—and one that can fuel transportation as well. ..."

2) Renewable Energy Atlas of the West, http://www.energyatlas.org/contents/defa...

And this is how it works:
3) Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC) http://www.trecers.net/index.html

The BLM has a backlog of 125 applications? Well, employ 125 people and get the job done in a few months. Time is of the essence.